Question: Aaaand the final recommendations request is a probably more tricky one... 
I'm looking for "colony manager" style games (think along the lines of RimWorld) but that *aren't* about actual colonies, fighting natives, and so on, but rather about nurturing a healthy community. Something that *doesn't* encode expansionist values.
@joepie91 I'm looking for similar, with a preference toward post-apoc settings, for the hopepunk aspect.